Usually means: Australian freshwater crustacean, resembles lobster.
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Definitions from Wiktionary (yabby)

noun:  (Australia) Any of various freshwater crayfish, typically of the genus Cherax, valued as food, especially Cherax destructor of southeastern Australia.
noun:  (Australia, chiefly Queensland) A species of marine ghost shrimp, Trypaea australiensis, widely harvested by recreational anglers as bait; a nipper.
verb:  (intransitive) To search, forage, or fish for yabbies.
verb:  (transitive, Nigeria, slang) To show disrespect by denouncing or insulting; to diss.

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